WordPress plugin comparison

Nextend Social Login and Register vs Simple Follow Buttons

Nextend Social Login and Register

by Nextendweb

200K+ installs4.9

Simple Follow Buttons

by Simple Share

20+ installs4.0

At a glance

Nextend Social Login and Register has more active installs: 200K+, against 20+ for Simple Follow Buttons.
On a typical day, Nextend Social Login and Register is downloaded about 1,279 times, Simple Follow Buttons about 2.
Nextend Social Login and Register is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 447 reviews, against 4.0 from 2 reviews.
Simple Follow Buttons was updated more recently: Oct 9, 2026, against Jul 28, 2026 for Nextend Social Login and Register.
Simple Follow Buttons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Nextend Social Login and Register.
Nextend Social Login and Register has been around longer: since 2012, against 2015 for Simple Follow Buttons.

Nextend Social Login and Register leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Nextend Social Login and Register	Simple Follow Buttons
Popular rank	#265	#28,690
Active installs	200K+	20+
Downloads, last 30 days	35.4K	63
Rating	4.9(447)	4.0(2)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.47	×0.21
Last release	3 months ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.0

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